The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

QNEY MARKET AND COMMILCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The general discount market continues to show signs of activity, but as the available balances of the Public and private establishments are in excess of present requirements, the mercantile public are enabled to obtain accommodation, in some instances, at fully 2pe:: cent. below the official minimum. T he more general terms, however, are 6: and 61-, per cent, for the negotiation of the best three Months' bills. The authorities of the Bank of Eng land are also busily engaged in making the usual Periodical eidvarc?s to brokers and others in antici pation of the coming July dividends. In the Foreign and Colonial Produee Markets daring the last few days there has net been much animation. Sugar, however, has maintained former P r ices, while a moderate business has been done in coffee and rice, at fully former rates. Tea has been In moderate request, at steady prices, while in S altpetre and tallow there has been little change of Importance both as regards the business done or the rates current. The following official ratifications were posted I n the Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon : "'Messrs Baring Brothers and Co.'s agents in Vene zuela, under date the 23d of May, advise having received, for 55 per cent, of the import duties for about two weeks— doll. c. Prom the Custom-house of La Guayra.... 15,685 51 Prom the Custom-house of Porto Cabello 9,164 17 24,849 68 "The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remittance of 435 1 on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador." Iwo O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Ren tee were 66f. 850. The settlement in the foreign stocks and railway shares is approaching completion, and the details are temporarily absorbing almost exclusive atten tion. No desire whatever is shown to resume speculation on the scale pursued a month or two ago, in the unsettled state of foreign politics and the dissatisfaction felt at the policy pur sued by our GoN ernment. These considerations negative the favourable influence of easier sYmptoms in discount circles, and the pros pect of a further earlier reduction in the mini mum of the Bank of England. While, however, the Public seem indisposed to effect purchases, they are equally disinclined to negotiate sales, in expec tation of a lower range of prices, and the markets are tolerably well sustained in consequence. Con sols at the present moment are 1-16th better than 1 11 1 Were in the early part of the day, being 909 th,.„ ° r money, an d 907,- for the account. The ew Threes and Reduced Annuities are 899 ; 2041 2 1 per Cents., 1894, 72; India 5 per Cents., is ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents., 104 Q. In the Foreign Market business is also quiet, but prices show ra th er mor e firmness. Turkish 6 per „ t 'ests., 1862, ere 711 a-; do, Consolides, 481; Mexi can, 44a 6 ; do. New Loan, 1 die. to par; Greek, ! 1 ? - 4 ; Spanish Passive, 32-1- 1 ; do. Certificates, 4- 1 1.; Portuguese, 481 49 ; Russian, 871 1; and Me Confederate Loan, 63 65. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, the dealers and speculators being chiefly engaged with the liquidation of the account. Prices showed a slight improvement. South East ern have adv a nced 103., Great Eastern 10s., Great .„, orthern A Stock 55., Great Western 155., and kidlaad 155. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little or n 0 change of importance. Bank and Misc e llaneous Shares continue in fair demand. Alliance have improved £l, European 10s, London Chartered of Australia, 10s ; London and Westminster, lOs ; Discount Corporation, ss; and Imperial Financial, Ss ; Chamounix Hotel Shares are quoted 111 prem. ; Maritime Credit 11 prem., I and London and Vencz?.ula Bank, 3 1 1 plena. BRITISH F U NDS-ONE O'CLOCK. , G OVERNMENT FUN S. * Per Cent. Consols 3 Do Account, July 8 per Cent. Reduced tew 3 per Cent. B 9l i i "ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 72 dis Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 . . Aunuities' 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. Uo for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 .. Do Cited Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... — iach. June. chequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent. Ditto £5OO . D itto £lOO and £200 "Rnk England Stk, 51 per Ct. On Account — T I NDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. .1-Wilt Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account .. 1) ° 5 per Cent. July, 1870 DoAccount.... 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. D 0 5 . per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 104 i 4 -,, of per Cent. May, 1879: •- .'JO 4 per Cent., ' Aug. 1866 — Du liondsll,ooo Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK.. Attstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do 1859 - B razilian 5 per Cent Do 44 p er Cent., 1852-58-60 ...... ,„ Do 1863 ~u enos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chi Lian 6 per Cent. Do 41 pet Cent Colombian 6 per Cent — üba, 6 per Cent. _ uaaish 3 per Cent., 18'6 ~ Do 5 per Cent. 1863 Illador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — nYptian 7 per Cent Do, Second Issue sa z;. s eek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 244 0 Account . 241 -uo Coupons F.I ) 0 Account . ... q uatenaal a 5 per Cent. i f ° O , 1839 and 1859 tll ian 5 per Cent.(..Nlaremmana Railway) "I'xican 3 per Cent -1) , 0 Account "J„, s o Scrip £l3 paid 4 - ) . N O French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis m 4jo 6 per Cent. Anglo-Freench Ne w Imperial 5 per Cent .16 . Granada - 1 )0 2 per Cent — D o Deferred b Do Land Warrants (liectares) — "tuviqn 41 per Cent. .. 11 / 2 Account... . ........, . , — Lie 3 per Cent. (Uri barren) .... '-' 0 4,1 per Cent., 1t362 p,13 Account ...... t ug ues 0 e ," . 3 per Cent., 1853 Di tto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481 4 0 6 3 Account — b-uitto 1863 Scrip, /40 paid "410siatt 6 per Cent., 1622, £ St B9l Ditto 4?. Cent., 1850 — li . tf - Per - 11' 3 per Cent 1869 ,' - '!tto 6 per Cent, 1862 L-I!,tto Anglo-Dutch k IQ° 6... p uri £2O paid —pm ^- , ardi, : 1:1 _ , C t .. p bitc: a f i, p er , en vp. .... CCOUn t aturat i .3 „ Ditto per t ent --itt o bit Acco u it j 5, t , New Deferred -- ii i .„ . 4t o A ccount Ott) Passive bpa n ' ttu , Account — 1)7:44 Cert. of Coup not funded lO4 6 _ 140 Account wedi4 , 4 Ditto per Cent .. tarki P, £4O paid — Pm I b• tt 811 6 per Cent. 1854 Lt Account — 4.)f. t . t° 6 Per Cent. 1858 Ditto !'° Ac count 1,, £lOO B on d s — Ditto!tto 6 per Cent. 1862 i bAccount „„ 714 a Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 714 Ditt o Ditto 1863 -.., \r e '4O G uaratteed, 4 per Cent. — .I.; l i e t z te ue k 3 Per Cent. bi,, ccount — b ;t 'L° er Ct., 1852 ii. 43 A ccount DM° 6 per Cent, 1864 itto R bitt o - if ri P, £3O paid — dis 2. Per Cent A Dividends on tho above payable in Load ~ st ; 13 l e f . an, , 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- (1 1Y -44 1 1 Per Cent., Ex. 25f. .. .., Ditto Ac count — lii t h 21 Per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 63! lt —tt° 4 , per Cent. Certificates 'tll , 6 per Cent.,lB6l, Ex. 25 francs - 13Lt . p to,A.ccount 111'i-zin. Do"ar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pi e-alontese,-5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — TWO O'CLOCK. • Co aoney 90 1180. a iN lit la sssss st. 901 SHAIVei MARKETS—Ths day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOultS. ihare! Railways. I Paid. . Closing Busines., Price. f done. , 13.14.! Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all $ Si at I Blythe and Tyne. 10 I Bost.,Slcat.,andMid.Lio all 81 9. et !Bristol and Exeter st .Caledonian , 100 118 119 50 Cork and Bandon a:l 20 Cornwa; I all 6 7 10 Do A A , ` -feta no div i all 110 I Do. B till 6 P c•P an'h"l 8.11 been paid to 11 50 IDublin & Belfast Jur . , a 137 2 ,5 5 t 1 i fi m u i n n . b , lu'errgth., ; ah,p4l. s: l g u .o n- A c ,i alll 3 16 5 17 100 91 93 at iGlarg. an'.. S. Weat , irn.; 103 103 tos at '(3 reat i :..,astern, Ord. gni! 100 16 , 7 40 4 f l l -I- V dto A st ock - E , ' Ditto EastAnglian all 100 64 7 4 St IGreatNorthot Scotland 1100 et Great Northern lOO 131 133 at. I Do A stock st D o gd o et •Gt S and W. of Irelan , 100 91 93 st Great Western ...... 100 C 5 (51 654 at I D o St e V al gut. sto.::.: ii , lOO at , Lancashife it rerkshir, I IGO 11 i 1121 at !LOntiOn. end Bleckwa '; 100 66 97 st Lon., L: r i g ht. , & S. Coat; 1100 104 105 st Lon., Chat., and Dover! 100 41 43 42 at Lon. & North Westerni 100 111 11th st Len. & Sw.tli Western 100 974 184 at Alan., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 53 104 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all f 124 Dot starec... ..... st iletropolitan all j 113 114 113 st 1 1 M:1imid I Do New , ist Do Birming. & Derby 100 101 1(3 1024 ~0 I Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 I Do. 4 shares 25 'Mid Kert ..... all 10 Do Cray Line st North British st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 t 214 254 st Nth. Eastern—Berwic , 100 i 1011 1024 2 5 Do, G.N.E. purolia:4- .6.13.4 0 4 st Do Leeds lOO 586 694 at Do York at Do Car1i51e........, lOO st North London 10 I Do New x'.16.4 North Stairordshire Lo N. and S. W. Junction all Pi 1I i it Scottish Central 3t Scot IN. K, Aber. sloe , lOO 26 38 41 i Do Scot. Mid. stock lO9 10 ;Shrews, and Weichpoo, all 41 ;Shropshire Union 6t ' South Devon.. st South Eastern 1 100 904 904 004 +t ' S out h Wales ..e lOO st IS. York. a n d Ri ver D ue l 100 104 106 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok i all 8 9 25, Stockton & Darlington' all 361 374 15 Do l7 91 10 , ?.5 *Do New, 18s9 lO 74 84 t at Taff Vale.. . .... 100 165 170 10 Do B 8 6 7 , i 0 Do C 3 4 p 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do st Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO at Waterford & Kilkenny , 100 at West Cornwall i 100 20 33 at W. Hartlepool ilar.ezn ! 100 at West Midland -Oxford 100 at Do Newport 100 i— -- at D o Hereford 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing hart Elailways 100 Itlantio &St Lawreno( all 60 82 Hem.,Barodast.Centlnd no 1034 1044 10 44 Gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. New ... 8 20 Do. E. Shares.. :05 Buffalo and Lake Huron all ~ 4 61 10 Do. Preference 00 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 77 8 , p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 182'4 - 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 108 77 B'. 100 )o. do. June 1,1 , ; , 100 77 82 at Clcatta.&S.Eastn.fLn. 100 101 It:3 at Cape Town Dock Scri 100 98 100 stock Eastn. Bengal go. sp. , 100 106 108 4trek East Indian. go. sp. c l 0) 1055 1065 106 5 t 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada lel; 204 211 100 Do. Ist Pref. Fonda all 73 15 7 3 4 100 Do, do. deferred, all 61 44 100 Do. 2d I'ref. Bonds., all 66 68 665 100 Do. do. deferred....., all 55 57 100 Do. 3d P.ef. stock 100 Do. do, deferred all 43 55 100 Do. 'ath Pref. stock all 29 31 100 Do, do. deferred all 27 3 , 1 stook G'..lndiarenin.gua.6p.c 100 1054 1064 10 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 p Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.ofludia(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 204 Gt. W. of Canada. Shares all 10 105 10 404 Do. New ..... .... .* . 18 104 10/ 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt. all 90 92 100 Do. 55 p, o. do. '77-8.... all 82 84 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 par ap stock !Madras guar~ sp. C. stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 97 99 stock Do. 4.) d 0........ 180 92 91 92 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stoc.dc 51elb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnd, too 50 llelb. & Hobson's Bay. , all 56 58 100 Do. 7p. e. I.lortg. Bds. all 90 Newßruuswicka Gaud', Class A and B all 3 5 N.lll.C'das pc Ist pf bds 100 82 04 ;cock Scinde ..........) (100 403 104 stock Du. D,Thi --- I d ' 100 1024 1035 20 Do. ao - I •. 2 d at Do. Punjaub c=ll all 1025 103 1 p 5 Do. Do. ........ , „t;il -- sock 14;). Indus. St . Flo.) 11100 196 0 8 r ° J.LUiNIAL ixk/VE/INMEN 1 SfiXlJlilll. p.c.J; tJul: - 1877-S1 . ... . ........ t 104 100 Do. sp. c. 1ee10.14, Au t ., 100 103 05 Do.d p. o. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do. p. e. Jan.&.iuty. 10, 93 05 934 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 04 'ape (4. /lope, d p c,1872 100 104 106 101 Do.Ap &Oct. 188 t, 101 , 107 109 Do. 1891 I.w It 9 111 Do. Jan.. July, 1891.. 100 110 112 Ceylon, 7 0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 +Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 107 IC9 IN.B.Gev.6p.c.da.&Jul) 100 102 104 Lao. op. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 18,a 100 994 1005 Do. sp. c. , l6ir to 100 995 1004 I Do. d0.,1088 cttipwdi 100 994 1804 1004 - E New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10J 111 iNova Scotia Gov. op. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 106 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 108 110 IS. Aus 6p.0.1878.& up.. 100 110 112 iVio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jut 100 - Do. to 6 p.o. An.&Oot.. 100 109_110 1091 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 it Id cliflord Amalg,amated.. 35 3 7 Devon G. Con, (Tavist.) 1 560 6 7 0 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 63 63 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ..... ?..14.6 23 29 East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 9 95 iE. W'lltussel (Tavistk.) 8.13.0 34 41 - IGam.&St.Aubyn(G wen 081 7 0 !Great South Taigas.... 17s 21 4 - 3. Wheal Vor (11elst on 40 315 354 33 4 I Grenville 0.16. t 85 84 ilerod'e-Foot 8.12 18 40 if ingston Downs..., 4.18.0 31 34 Lady Bertha Margaret (thy Lelant 14 16 I ' Ilarke Valley. - • 4 11fyndy Iron Oro (Lim. 24 14 1 d New Setun O4 80 85 - North Downy :4l 13 24 N. W ICI Bassett, Illo;au 3.1.0 14 2 !North Wheal Crotty .. 2.0.9 45 44 'en Consols (St. Blaze), 20 •r`rovidence(Uny Lel/It. 100.1 40 42 • - .Boutli 13a.radon(Steleer 14 I 450 470 Carn Brea '.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.15.9 40 45 'Stray Park 30,17.6 29 31 ,- ramar Silv.,t Lead Uhl - 'Tin Croft 9 175 185 ' 184 West Basset (Illogan).„ 15 95 104 105 IV C , radon (Liskeard 5 16 18 West Seton Wheel Basset (111o,gan, 51 90 95 Vl'Leal Bulleratedruth)! 10 23 32 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelaut) , 2.0.0 WhealLuth ott Wheal Mary Ann gen ; 8 14 16 Wheal 3etou 585 225 235 IWheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 19 21 , Wheal Union 3.17 15 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, 41 per cent., Blackburn pur., 10J LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTAL& London, Tilbury, and Southend, 104 Midland Bradford pref: stock, 134 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. _ Sambre and Meuse, 7i FOREIGN MINER. Yudanamutana of S. Australia, lim., 2i BANKS. Alliance nim.l. 6F Bank of Egypt, 23i Charterd Bank of India, Australia, and:China, 40 Colonial, lim., 20 Commercial Bank of India, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 04 Consolidated Bane, lira., Continental, Jim., 174 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim. ' 54 London Bank of Scotland, lim., 184 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 64 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 254 London and Colonial (lftn.), 21 2 , 4 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., London and Northern, lim., 23 Mercantile and Exchang.e. lim., 19! Metropolitan r..nd Provincial Bank, lim., 204 Oriental Bank Corporation. 59i Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim., 131 Standard of British South Africa (1lmi), Ditto (£2 , ), 3 Union of Australia, 154 Ditto, new, 43 Union of London,sB MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 1 21 Company of African Merchants, 11111, Continental Union Gas, hm., fti Credit "oncier, 15} Egyptian Corn, and Trading, lint, 4 Fore-street Warehouse, 1im.;61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour` Ditto, 6 per ce n t. B onds, redem., lB7O, issued 90, 87 Land Securities, bra 5 London Mercantile Discount, lim., 27 Royal Mail Steam, 91 HEALTH OF SCOTLAND. —The Registrar-General has again to report for May, as for April, that in the eight principal towns of Scotland births, deaths, and marriages have all been more in number than he has re gistered in any Mey sincei rate of increase his officewas sva established ste of gie, thegreater iin deaths be ginningtha in births, 186 but greatest of all in marriages. In Paisley and Dundee half the deaths were of children under five years old, and in Glasgow very nearly half. A fourth of the deaths were due to zymotio (epidemic and contagious) diseases. Typhus vim epidemic, and in Paisley smallpox also; and whooping- cough was fatal in many instances. At Perth the thermometer registered 32 deg. ; at Aberdeen it never reached 68 deg. The mean temperature of the month was but one degree above the average, being kept down by the general coolness of the nights; the thermometer at Aberdeen fell as low as 311. There was little rain; the month. Was fine, bright, and sunshiny. 12.10 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1864. THE YELVERTON CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THIS DAY TELVEhTON V. LONGWORTH (OR YELVERTON). This morning a large number of Peers, in addl. tion to the law lords, were present, it being known that the case for Major Yelverton (the appellant) had been closed, and that the case of the respondent had been entered upon. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Wensley dale, took their seats at 20 minutes to 11. The Attorney-General said he had. to discharge a most anxious and important duty. It was not ren dered less so by the manner in which the case had been presented to their lordships by his learned friends. In such a case as this counsel were placed in a much better position than their clients, for, however scandalous and gross might be the asper sions cast upon the respondent— Lord Bronghem (interrupting) said most empha tically that he had recsived a letter Iraqi one of the witnesses in the case. He could of course teke no notice of it beyond saying that it was highly im proper for any one to write to a peer, who was one of the judges, in such a case. Tae Lord Chancellor expressed his assent. The Attorney-General said the best way for counsel to meet such aspersions and misrepresenta tions as those to which he had alluded was by en deavouring to pat the truth simply without trick or • disguise before those who were pri vileged to judge. That was what he desired to do. He could not do os'eerwise than look in the face the abominable representations of his client's conduct and motives throughout these melancholy tiarsactions. He could not but know that the case he was to meet was one which lap. puted to his client . from a very early period gross corruption on the part of the respondent towards the appellant for the worst of purposes. That was what had been imputed to the respondent by the person who stood.betore them in the position of ape pellant. In milder language, that view of the ape pellant's conduct had been adopted by the Lord Ordinary in this case. He did not find that the Lord President had committed himself to such opinion, and he had to maintain the cor rectness of the view of the facts which had been presented by the two other judges, Lord Curriehill and Lord Deas, who were of opinion from first to last that the motives and conduct of the respondent were pure, and such as became a lady in her circumstances. He should succeed in proving to their lordships that there was no founda tion for the base and unworthy motives which had been imputed to her. It would be a step towards the proof that there was no foundation for the claim which his learned friend had urged before their lordships. It would be important for him to exa mine the facts applicable to the period which pre ceded the first visit of these parties to Scotland. As these were facts simply and totally unconnected with law, he would endeavour to place before their lordships some few details of the history of the correspondence which had taken place between them. He should adopt for his text the words which had been used by Lord Curriehill. The !earned gentleman went at some length into Miss Longworth's early history. Le:he was brought np in the Roman Catholic religion, in a convent. Sbe had a great taste for music, was well skilled in painting, and was very fond of poetry. This last circumstance being indicative of the frame of mind she has constantly exhibited in her correspondence. They would find in those letters indications of a mind imbued with the poetry of Tennyson, Long fellow, Shelley, and other poets of our time—a dreamy poetry, consisting of sentiment tinged with intellectuality. Of this class of poetry her mind was evidently full. Her taste was highly cultivated and developed, but was evidently not furnished with any real knowledge of the business of the world. At the same time it was clear that Major Yelverton was addicted to intellectual pursuits—not pursuits indeed as those which engaged Miss Long worth's mind. They both professed a knowledge of mesmerism or clair voyance, but whether or not either of them believed in it it was of course impossible for him to say. Major Yelverton was also a man who was accus tomed to throw over conventionalities, and this accounted to a great extent for the apparent frees dom which existed between them. (rile learned gentleman read some extracts from the earliest letters which passed between the parties in confir mation of that view. He also pointed out that Major Yelverton first addressed her by her Chris tian name, while for a long time afterwards she addressed him by his surname in the usual way between persons not thoroughly acquainted. It was not until he remonstrated with her at calling him my dear Mr Yelverton, that she spoke of him by his Christian name, After this he called her Miss Longworth again, and then came some playful correspondence, after which they called each other by their Christian name, as appeared in the corres pondence). Their lordships would clearly perceive from these facts on which side the familiarity rested. There was throughout these earlier letters a great deal of badinage, and it was curious to see how these innocent expressions were seriously torn to pieces by the judges in Scotland, one of whom (the Lord Ordinary) had said that Major Yelverton had declared to the respondent that he was a con firmed bachelor, because in one of his letters he told Miss Longworth that he had no " intended," and that he was bound to an arm-chair at the United Service Club, Was anything so extravagant as this ? What knowledge of human nature on the part of a man in high official position. All of course Major Yelverton meant to say was, that there was nothing in Miss Yelverton's way except the arm chair at the Club, and he asked with some concern, whether such matters were to be determined in courts of justice by persons who judged in such a way. This arm-chair was a constant subject of joking between them, and clearly had no serious meaning about it. At length Miss Longworth wrote a serious note to Major Yelverton, communicating to him the death of her father, and then Major Yelverton began to make serious advances to her, and asked her if she 'thought that hereafter on meeting again—" shuffled up in the pack," as he expressed it—they would recognise each other from sympathy, if not from personal recollection. Ile did not wish to put upon this passage more than it meant; but he did wish it to bear what it meant, and that meaning he thought was clear from the passages which followed, as well as from other expressions in the correspondence which fol lowed. The learned Attorney-General read many passages, contending that the charge of grossness learned not s e s t tl. was which had b een i mputed to her in connection with the T ne te was gentleman proceeding with his address when we went to press. TOTTENHAM AND HAMPSTEAD JUNCTON RAIL wAy.—A special general meeting of this company was held at No. 1, Poets' Corner, Westminster, yesterday, in accordance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, Captain Arrow in the chair, for the purpose of con sidering, and, if thought fit, of approving, the provisions of the following bill now pending in parliament :—" A bill for authorising the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway Company to make railways to join the Midland and Great Eastern Railways; and for other purposes." Mr Toogood, the solicitor, having read the heads of the bill, the ohairman, in moving the formal resolution approving of the bill, congratulated the proprietors on having possession of a line from which the mist ;important results for the future might be anticipated. Mr. Reed seconded the motion, which was agreed to,and the proceedings terminated. SOMETHING LIKE A WORD.—Chinese Literature is making way in Germany. Here is the pleasant name of a handbook for the use of students, just published at Frankfort :—" Hantaiwenfachoukouangtsongmou ; Biblio theca Sinologica, ale Wegweiser zur Sinologischen Lito ratur."— The Reader. OUR ENGLISH WORD " HUMBUG'•' has been engrafted into the German language. " Nicht alles is Humbug" is the title of an essay in the Magazin fug• die Literatur des Auslandes. GUARANTEED LOAN TO NEW ZEALAND.—Yes, terday a return was made to Parliament of various papers relating to a proposal that Parliament should guarantee a loan of £1,000,000, to be received by the Government of New Z,qland to meet the expenses arising out of the native War. The last of the number is a letter of Mr F. Peel, written from the Tieasury Chambors on Wedn , .sday last, the substance of which is that in the opinion of their lord ships the rare and peculiar combination of circumstances which is necessary to justify a guarantee of a loan contracted for a colony exists in the present instance. The Fatal Accident at Egham. EGHADI, TUESDAY, 9 a.m. We are glad to learn, upon inquiry this morning, that Louis Ray, the young man whose feet were amputated in consequence of injuries received in the sad accident on the South-Western Railway here on Friday evening last, is progressing favourably, Mr Clarke, surgeon, of Staines, and Mr Furnivoll, also a medical practitioner in the locality, have been unremitting in their attentions, and frequent parcels of jelly, fruit, and other invalid comestibles have been repeatedly sent from the Lord Steward's Department of her Majesty's Household at "Windsor, and from Marl borough House. The patient, who is a Frenchman, still remains at the Railway Inn, where he was taken after the accident, and he speaks in the highest and most grsteful terms of the attention paid to him by Mrs Morton, the landlady, and her servants, independently of the hospital nurse who is in attendance, and his aunt, who is also here. With respect to the unfortunate persons who were killed, and , into the circumstances of whose deaths the enquiry will be resumed this morning at 12 o'clock, the bodies have all been removed front the Railway Inn since the in quest was formerly opened on Thursday last. The remains of Messrs Glegg and Hall were removed on Friday, those ofMessrs field on Thursday, and th e body o iienkg's clerk, was buried in Egham Cemetery fC ° on PI tirl Saturday M r P and a d\ wV afternoo n in the presence of a great number of persons. Colonel Tolland, one of the official,inspectors of railways from the Board of Trade, visited the spot yesterday in com pany with Mr Scott, the traffic manager, and Mr Godson, t he general superintendent o f the line, and subsequently to the gallant colonel's inspection, the remnants of the broken van and carriage were removed, so that, so far as outward appearance is concerned, all trace of the sad calamity has disappeared. THE 1N -......_..- QUEST. The inquest to ascertain the cause of the death of Robert Wilkey, Edwin Hall, Joseph Clegg, John Coppard, and Wm. Winfield was resumed this morning at 12 o'clock, at the Literary and Scientific I nstitution, Eghaw. Colonel Yolland was present to watch the proceedings in behalf of the Board of Trad e, bG,roafY''S-hi:etreet, The following gentlemen were also present :—Mr F. Clarke, for the brothers of Mr Robinson, of Jermyn-street, and Air Newman, of Chelsea, for Mrs Hall; Mr f T o r r ig: ir ; t3 C A l l e r gg C ; hu m b r b, L o a t m . Brighton, for Mrs Trigg; Mr Rawlings, of Roraford, for Lee and Trainer, the engine-driver and fireman ; Mr Crombie, the law clerk, Mr Frederick Clarke, the secretary, Mr Beattie, the engiaeer, and Hr Godson, th© superintendent, were also presenton behalf of the S outh-Westerrn Railway Company, _ The jury, with Mr William Gardener, as foreman, having answered to their names, the Coroner said that at the pro• ceedings on Thursday he had pointed out the evidence he should require. He should first take evidence as to the gradients, tha stations, and the signals, then the time of starting and arrival; and, lastly, whether the code of sig nals were properly exhibited and observed on the night in question. The case was prooeding when xe w en , to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day," MARLBOROUGH - STREET. SINGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY AND VIOLENT ASSAULT. —Charles Peissor, a German, was brought bofere Mr. Knox for committal on the charge of robbing and violently assaulting Charies Scl.emmel, a tailor, living at 7, King_ street, Soho. The prosecutor said the prisoner lodged in the same house, 7, King-street, On the 25th May the prisoner was in his room, and while le was doing something at the fire place the prisoner came behind him and seized him by the neck and tried to break it. He defended himself as well as he could, when the prisoner took up the irons from the fire place and tried to smash his head. The prisoner then left, and he (prosecutor) afterwards became insensible. On re covering himself a little he went to a doctor's, locking the room door after him, bu on hie return, although the door was still locked, he fortad that some one had been into his room—the top panes of a window having been broken-- the bed was on fire, and a drawer which he left closed was open, and an umbrella, 41 yards of cloth, a pair of trousers, and a pipe Lad been abstracted. Evans, 113 C, deposed that or, taking the prisoner into custody he said he clic not do it. Hannah Swingiski, residing in the same house as the prosecutor and the prisoner, stated that she was looking out of window when the saw the priEoner leave with the prosecutor's umbrella in his hand. In answer to a question from the magistrate, Sergeant Bently said that severel articles belonging to the bed had been burnt through, aid that the fire could not have been accidental. In his defence, the cris,ner said he was not. at the house on the day in question and he could produc3 witnesses. Mr Knox coinmittec] the prisoner for trial, stating that ,he prisoner e,,uld pnduce his witnesses on the trial. Committed. Royal Geographical Society. LETTERS FROM DR. LIVINGSTONE. At a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, which was held at Burlington House last night— Sir R, I. Murchison in the chair—two letters were read from Dr. Livingstone, one of which had been addressed to Sir R. Murchison and the other to Admiral Washington. After the disposal of some formal business, the secretary read the following letter : Murchison's Cataracts, Dec. 4, 1863. My dear Sir Roderick,—The despatch containing inst no tions for our withdrawal, though dated the 2d Feb., did not reach me till the 2d of July, when the water had fallen so much that the Pioneer could not be taken down to the sea. To improve the time, therefore, between July and the flood of December, I thought that I might see whether a large river enters the lake at the north end, and also verify the impression that most of the slaves drawn to Zanzibar, Iboe, and Moz imhque c,,me from the lake dis trict. Our plan was to sail round the east shore and north end of .;Nyassa ; but we very unfortunately lost our boat by five of our natives trying to show how much more clever they were than the five Makololo who had the management of it. It broke away from them in a cc mparatively still reach of the river, and rushed away like a shot over the cataracts. We then went forward on foot, and struck NW, so as to come to the latitude of the north end of the lake without coming in contact with the Mazite or Zulus, who have depopulated its shores there. But we soon came on a range of mountains running north and s •.uth. The valley on its eastern base was 2,000 feet above the sea, of remark able beauty, and well supplied with streams of delicious cold water. The range, at least 4,000 feet above it, forms the edge of the high table land on which the Maravi dwell. We were falsely informed that no people lived on the other side, and went along the valley till we came out at the neck of the lake—the bold mountainous promontory, Cape Maclear, on our right, and the hills of Tsenge in front. Again going north-west we came to a stockade which the Mazite bad attacked the day before, and we saw the loathsome evidences of the fight, and wishing to avoid them turned N.E. till we came to the lake and marched along its shores. On coming to Kotakota Bay. lat. 12.55 S. we found two Arabs ,busily engaged in tran sporting slaves across by means of their boats, and building a dhow, to supply the place of one said to have been wrecked. Ina letter to Admiral Washington, he said— The sight of the new dhow gave me a hint, which I may mention. She was 50ft long by 12ft, and ft deep. I would never think of carrying more than the engines and boilers past cataracts like ours. One could build a hull more easily. At the foot of the lake there are many trees 30ft high with• out a branch, and 3ft in diameter. To Sir R. Murchison, he continued— They pay one fathom of calico (value one shilling) for a boy, and two for a good-looking girl. Yet the slaves would not pay but for the ivory they carry, A trader with 20 slaves must pay at least the price of one slave per day for their sustenance. It is a joint ivory and slave trade which alone renders the speculation profitable. He wrote to Admiral Washington— I knew this of old, but Captain Wilson, of the Gorgon, has lately discovered it, and mentions it in his last " Slave Trade Report." It was the knowledge that I was working towards undermining the slave trade of Mozambique and Iboe by buying up the ivory, that made the Portuguese exert all their obstructive powers. I trust that operations in the interior, under a more able leader, will not be lost sight of. These will do more to stop the slave trade than all the cruisers, and without them I see no hope of the Portuguese giving up slavery. His letter to Sir Roderick Murchison then Imo ceeded thus— This is the crowning place for nearly all the slaves that go to Quilea, Iboe, and Mozambique. A few go down to the end of the lake, and for cheapness cross the Shire. But here lies the great trade route to Katanga, Kazembe, &c. The Babisa are the principal traders, and the Manganja are the cultivators of the soil. The Arabs—the same we met before—were very civil. They came forth to meet us, and presented rice, meal, sugar-cane, and a piece of mala• chits. Leaving them we went due west, and in three days ascended to the edge of the plateau, which from below looks like a range of mountains. The long ascent, adorned with hill and dale and running streams, fringed with ever green trees, was very beautiful to the eye, but sore for the . legs, often causing us to puff and , blow as if broken winded. The heights have a delicious but peculiarly piercing air. It seemed to go through us. Five Shupanza men, who hall been accustomed all their lives to the malaria of the Zan zibar delta, were quite prostrated by that which to me was oxhilirating and bracing. We travelled about ninety miles west, then turned up to the N.W. The country is level. The edge of the plateau is 3,410 feet above the sea. At the Isangwa of the lake the height shown is 3,270 feet, The direction of the streams verifies these appropriate heights,andyour famous hypothesis too,for the Isangwaot the lake finds itsway backwards to the Nyassa ; another, called the Isanwa of the Moravi, flows to the westward and enters the Zambesi Zumbo, The feeders of these rivers are boggy valleys with pools in their ' courses. %Ve were said to have crossed one branch of the Mortals, or Moitawa, which flows W.N.W. into a small lake called Bemba. The valleys in which the rivers rise closely resemble those in Londe or Lunde.; but here each bank is dotted over with village , , and a great deal of land is cult,vated. The vegetation is more stunted, and the trees covered with flat lichens like those on old apple trees in Scotland, and a long thready sort like orchilla shows a humid climate. We were going in the direction whence a great deal of ivory is drawn by the people on the slave route, and this induced them to put hindrances in our way, refus ing to sell food, and misleading us. The time that could be spent with safety had expired, our European food was expended, and dysentery fell upon us. I was under ex plicit orders not to take any long journey, but have the Pioneer down to the sea by the earliest flood. I might have speculated on a late rise in the river, but did not like the idea of failing in my duty with the vessel, and gave up fur ther progress, The temptation to go on was that Lake Bemba was said to be bui .10 days distant. Thence, according to native and Arab report, :sues the River Luapula Luapula, which, flowing westward, fora the Lakes Mofa or Mofae and Moers ; then passing the town of Cazembe, it turns round to the north and is lost in Zanganaa on the west into the River Kasai easterly, where I formerly erased the river. All agreed in asserting that no river flowed eastwerti into Lake Nyassa. Two small ones do, but at a distance of say 89 or 90 miles from the lake; the watershed is to the west. One should have no bias in investigating these questions by the aid of travelled natives; but I had a Strong leaning to a flow from Zanganyika into Nyessa. I wes s Loutly opposed by all, and I had crossed so many running stream; which, from entering the lake among weeds, had not been observed from the boat in our first visit, that before reaching Kotakota I had come to the conclusion that a large river was not needed to account for the perennial flow of the Shire. lam sorry to give only native information instead of observa tions by my own eyes ; but having been confined to work of much more importance than exploration, the above was all I could do when set free. The work on which I had la boured for years has all been spoilt by the Portuguese slave hunting. As we (the steward of the Pioneer and myself) were on our metal not to overstep the limited time at our disposal, it may be worth mentioning that we travelled 660 geographical miles in 65 travelling days, averaging twelve miles per day in strait lines. The now leaves on the trees of the plateau were coming out fresh and green there, and we reached this on the 31st of Oct., to find ail except the evergreens by the streams as bare of leaves as in mid-winter. To Admiral Washington he writes in con tinuation : We now went duo west on the great slave route to the Babisa Katanga and Carabe, for say 90 or 100 miles, then turned up to the N.N.W., but before we had gone far our time was expired. We had ascertained that the watershed was clearly to the west. After crossing the branches of the Loangwa of the lake, we had the Loangwa of the Moravi which enters the Zambesi at Zumbo. We were on a level plateau, 3,440 ft above the sea, in lat. 12.46 8. A rivulet called Motela, or Motawa, flows N.N.W. into Lake Bemba, which is said to be the source of the Loapula. This flows westward, and forms two lakes, Aloero and Mofu or Mofue, then passes the town of Cazembe, and is lost in Zanganyika. These were the reports we heard, and though Bemba was said to be ten days distant I was afraid to speculate on a late rise of the river in view of Lord Russell's explicit orders not to undertake a long journey. All reports agreed that no large river flows into Lake Nyassa from the north. Two small ones do. This agrees with the general watershed. Nearly all the travelled natives and the Arabs mentioned that the Loapula, or Luapula, flows into Zan ganyika. I thank you for the charts of the Bovuma, and I shall endeavour to take soundings, not on the bar, for these is none, but opposite the mouth. The cnly thing like a bar is at half ebb and up to the time the tide turns, when the water, rushing out of the river, falls from three or four fathoms into 19 fathoms. The water tumbling into deep just at the mouth might swamp a bcat, but no sooner does the flow begin than all is smooth. I believe that the Bovuma may be navigable for a vessel of light draft during eight or nine months in the year. Shupanga, Feb. 10. I intend to go northwards —perhaps to Bombay—inseS;ch of a market f or tke Lady Nyassa, thorn being no probability of our disposing of her at the Cape. The following is to Sir R. Murchison : Shupanga, Feb. 10. The river rose in tremendous force on the 19th of J anu • ary—much later than usual. This extracted many a, groan from me, for it was plain that I had plenty of time to have examined Bemba, the beginning, I suppose, of the drainage system, which finds an outlet of the Congo, Mofu, or Mofue, which was seen, I believe, by Monteiro in his journey to Cazerebe. We travelled part of our way on the route from Quilon to the same chief. I hope a report of my being murdered has not reached you or my family, as they may believe it the more readily on account of the loss already sustained, 1 have never known any difficulty with an in terior tribe, or any other engaged in slaving. A paper was read by the Secretary, from Mr Cooley, respecting certain portions of the district over which Dr Livingstone had journeyed, and written on a previous occasion. Mr Cooley also contributed a map in explanation of his particular views. He took particular objection to the three tion which Dr Livingstone had given to th e northerly part of Lake Nyasss. Mr Cooley placed the northern portion of the lake considerably more to the torth-west than did 1)r Livingstone—in fact, to a divergence of almost 45 deg. Upor this paper a very animated and interesting discussion ensued, in which Captain Speke, Captain Kirk, Mr Macqueen, and several other gentlemen took part. Captain Kirk, who had travelled with Dr. Living. stone is the very neir.bourhood of Lake Nyassa, and had taken observations of is b:aringo, con firmed the direction which the doctor had given it, and contended that Mr Cooley was altogether wrong, and that the position which had been as signed to the lake by Dr Livingstone was known 400 years ago. Upon the proposition of the Chairman, votes of thinks were given to Dr Livingstone, Captain Kirk, and Mr Cooley. Death-bed of Major-General J. Stuart. --~- The following notice of the last hours of the gallant and disttnguishe'l Confederate soldier Major General Jeb S!uart, is from the liielemond Examiner : " No incident of mortality since the fall of the great Jackson has occasioned more painful regret than this. Major-General J. E. B. Stuart, the model of Virginian cavaliers and dashing chieftains, whose name was a terror to the enemy, and familiar as a household word in two continents, is dead, struck down by a bullet from the foe, and the whole Confederacy mourns him. He breathed out hie gallant spirit resignedly, end in the full possession of all his remarkable faculties of mind and body, at 22 minutes to 8 o'clock, Thursday night, at the resi dence of Dr. Brewer, a relative, in Green-street, i❑ the presence of Drs. Brewer, Garnett, Gibson, and Fontaine, of the general's staff, Rev. Messrs. Peterkin and Kepler,and a circle of sorrow-stricken comrades and friends. "We learn from the physicians in attendance upon the general that his condition during the day was very changeable, with occasional delirium, and other unmistakable symptoms of speedy dissolution. In the passing moments of delirium the gallant general reviewed in broken sentences all his glori ous campaigns around M'Clellan's rear on the pen insula, beyond the Potomac, and upon the Rapidan, quoting from his orders, and issuing new ones to his couriers, with a last injunction to make haste.' "About noon, Thursday, President Davis visited his bedside, and spent some 15 minutes in the dying chamber of his favourite chieftain. The President, taking his hand, said, ' General, how do you feel P' He replied, Easy, but willing to die, if God and my country think I have fulfilled my destiny and done my duty.' As evening approached the gene ral's delirium increased, and his mind again wan dered to the battle-fields over which he had fought, then to wife and children, and again to the front. A telegraphic message had been sent for his wife, who was in the country, with the injunction to make ail haste, as the general was dangerously wounded. "As evening wore on the paroxysms of pain in creased, and mortification set in rapidly. Though suffering the greatest agony at times the general was calm, and applied to the wound, with his own hand, the ice intended to relieve the pain. During the evening he asked Dr Brewer how long he could live, and whether it was possible for him to survive through the night. The doctor knowing he did not desire to be buoyed by false ho;es, told him frankly that death, the last enemy was rapidly approaching. The general nodded, and said, ' I am resigned if it be God's will ; but I would like to live to see my wife. But God's will be done. Several times he roused up and asked if she had come. " To the doctor, who sat, holding his wrist, and counting the fleeting, weakening pulse,be remarked, Doctor, I suppose I am going fast now. It wilt soon be over. But God's will be done. I hope I have fulfilled my destiny to my country and my duty to my Gud.' " At hatt-past seven o'clock it was evident to the physicians that death was setting its clammy seal upon the brave, open brow of the general, and they told him so—asking if he had any last message to give. The general, with a mind perfectly clear and possessed, then made disposition of his staff and personal effects. To Mrs General R. E. Lee he directed that the golden spurs be given as a dying memento of his love and esteem for her husband. To his staff officers he gave his horses. So parti cular was he in small things, even in the dying hour, that he folly exhibited the ruling pa ss i on strong in death. To one of his staff, who was a heavy built man, he said, ' You had better take the larger horse—he will carry you better.' Other mementoes he disposed of in a similar manner. To his young son he left his glorious sword. " His worldly matters closed, the eternal interests of his soul engaged his mind. Turning to the Rev. Mr. Peterkin, of the Episcopal church, and of which he was an exemplary member, he asked him to sing the hymn commencing "'Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee.' he joining in with all the voice his strength would permit. He then joined in prayer with the minis ters. To the doctor be again said, lam going fast ❑ow. lam resigned. God's will be done.' Thus dies General J. E. B. Suiirt." Railway and Public Companies in Parliament, Yesterday, in Lord St.:nley's committee on the East London Railway Conany's project, Mr. Round sought to establish a locus stanch fo: the Great Eastern Railway Com pany in opposition to the bill, on the ground of comp , tition with the East Louden and City portions of their undertak ings, but the committee, after hearing' Mr. Serjeant Beilasis, Q.C., on the other aide, decided that the Great Eastern had no locus stands' in that particular respect, as their petition against the bill, while containing other geneml allege tions, did not specify their intention: to oppose on the pyinciplo of competion. The remainder of the, sitting was occuptad with the evidence of Mr. Burke on the engineering features Of the proposed line. The bill for the Stonehouse and Nails worth Railway was rejected, and Mr Coleridge, Q.C .I stated the case for the Worcester, Dean Forest, and Mon mouth Railway Bill, which proposes to empower that com pany to make a line of eight miles from a junction with • their authorised line of 1863 at Newent to the Gloucester and Dean Forest line of the Great Western at North Ham let, near Gloucester; to lay rails for the narrow gauge on the portion of the line of the Great Western Railway from the intended junction therewith into its stations at Glouces ter; to contract with the Great Western for its working, and to raise £150,000 by new shares and £50,000 by loan. Witnesses ware examined by Mr Somerset for, and by Lir Venables and Mr Hill against, the measure. Another case, opened by Mr Denison and opposed by Mr MerewethEr, for the London and North Western, was that of the Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway, which seeks incorporation, with a capital of £500,000 in shares and £166,000 loan, to construct eight extensions, the two leading ones being, first, one of 20 miles, from Hanley via Burslem and Tunstall, and thence south-eastward under the Grand Junction to Market Drayton, The second, of nine miles, from the latter at Hodnet to the Shrewsbury and Crewo line of the London and North Western about two miles no th of Shrewsbury, with six other short connecting links, with power to contract with the London and North Western, Great 'Western, or South Staffordshire, to construct, or work or use. After hearing counsel and taking evidence on the traffic and en gineering, the committee passed the bill for the Carmarthen shire Railway for extensions to the South Wales, Great Western lines, for a line of 10 miles to the mountain branCh of the Llanelly Railway, and to the Southpit and llutlryn Collieries, the capital required being £225, 000 in shares and d £75,000 loan. The bill for the Herefo rd, ' Hay, Railway is withdrawn. In the Lords the bill for Ratnmells and Bre Patent Improvements in pneumatic railways and tubes was passed, and the opposition to the bill for the improvements of the sewage of Edinburgh and Leith occupied the com mittee of which Lord Monteagle is the chairman. SINGULAR T CITY CUSTOM.—" SWEARING ON GRAVES" BY TRH CITIZENS. —In early dins, the citizens of London were at liberty to discharge themselves from all pleas of the Crown by " wager of law," or :n other words by the oath of his "Jury of Compurgators." As, however, in the progress of such criminal plea his selected compurgators might die, a custom prevailed in the City of London for the accused party—or perhaps others—to testify solemnly on oath upon the graves of the deceased who had been summoned as cornpurgators, precisely as to their in• tended verdict. The foregoing custom was repealed by the 9th charter of Henry 111., after which it was disallowed. — City Frey. WESTMINSTER. A FORTUNATE CABMAN.—John Flexon, cabman, of Gower Mews, Russell-square, was charged before Mr. Selfe with being drunk while driving his cab. Police constable Scott 121 A said—That about half-past 10 o'clock last night he was on duty in New Palace-yard, when his attention was called to the state of the prisoner by a member of Parliament, and who remarked that ho was not in a fit state to drive. Witness upon seeing him under the influence of liquor took him into zusbcly. The prisoner said that he heard the gentleman say that he (prisoner) must be either drunk or mad, and was aston ished at the remark. (Laughter.) Mr. Selfe—The constable says you were drunk. Prisoner—l might have had a drop or two, but I knew what I was about. I was capable of driving. The constable stated that he was obliged to lay hold of the horse's head and take it to the stable. Prisoner—l hope you will overlook it this time, your worship. I hove been many years a cab-driver, and this is my first offence. I will be more careful in future, and this will be a caution to me. I have been locked up all night, Mr. Selfe—Well, go along, you must not do so again. The prisoner wa s di sc h arged and thanked his worship. MARKETS —This Day. RAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 10s to £4los Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 4s to £1 10a per load. A dull inquiry. CUMBEALAND..—Meagow hay, £2 lOs to £4 108 ; olovet, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 43 to £1 lOs per load. An inactive demand. `WHITECHAPEL —M ea d ow hay, £2los to £4loa; clover, £4 Os to £ 5 lOs Od; an d straw, £1 4s to £1 las per load, Trade inactive, ................• COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has been rather dull; prices, however, are generally sustained. SUGAR—The market has been moderately active, and previous quotations are in most instances well sustained. In the refined market there is little change of importance to report as regards values. COFFEE—The demand for colonial descriptions has been steady, and late prices are well sustained for all qualities. RICE—A fair amount of business has been done in supe rior descriptions at fully late quotations. TALLOW—Business has been rather quiet, although no change can be reported on quotations for either present or 40s 61 to 40 4 9d, delivery. 1' spot is marked 40s 3d September, P Y C on th e July to and last three months 43s 3d to 43s 6d per cw t . forward deli‘' COAL a ►hi(ET, tne close of the market. Prioes of Coal per Ton al - - s. d. Buddle'sWest Hartley 16 0 Hastings Hartley l6 0 Holywell l6 6 Eden Main 16 0 West Hartley l6 6 d • Walls End. Braddyll's Hatton 16 6 L1a5 we11........... l7 6 H'eughgall Hartlepool 17 0 ........ 1 7 3 South Keno() l7 0 Hetton l7 6 Tunstall _l6 0 Kehoe.. . ... .... ... 16 9 , e t. 67; sold. 50. Walls End. East Hartlepool l7 6 Caradoc l7 0 Cassop l6 9 Ships at marks Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. via Marseilles *** Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. British******* July 13. Brazil and Cape Verde, by packet„ ...... J u ly 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. .. June 18. —elena.. June 29 'tuna, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. June 18. via Marseilles ...June 27. n..JunelB outhampt o ey lon, via b Falkland Islands ... .... Gibraltar, via Southampton .. !.. ............... June 18. India (Calcutta), and C via Marseilles.... June 27. India (Bombay), via Southamp ton ............ June '26. via Marseilles ................ Jane 20. Portugal.... ................................ July 5. Malta, Egypt, and Adon, via v i a ! , lareeillos ........ July 5 ...... June 18. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo ............................. 8 1) ° y n e th an am ad P i t a ° p ac k et . J a ne 17. U. S. and Briti6b. N. America, by Brit. packet.... June 21 by U.S. packet .... All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 California. and British Columbia ~ June 28 MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—The total expenses of this co mpanY'B railways, including &c., from Jan. 1 to ren t s , tolls, duty, June 5, 1864, amounted to £136,472 as against L 136,337 for the corresponding period of 1863. The proportion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this company from January Ist to June sth amounted to £15,591 as against £14,446 for the corresponding period of 1863, and the ex penses to £6,998 as against £6,051. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY. — MONDAY, JUNE 13.—Admissions on payment, 3,524; ditto by season tickets, 1,102; total, 4,626. SPORTING NOTES, Since my letter of yesterday I have reason to believe that Earl Purl will win the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, and Little Stag the Queen's Guineas at Hampton. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALL'S—LAST EVENING. THE DERBY, 1865. 7to 1 agst Liddington (offered) 20 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) 40 to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken) 40 to 1 asst Dilly Dally (cake 50) Heavy settling, and nothing done on the .Northumbeenad Plate. ----- CITY BETTING-YESTERDAY. THE SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES. 4to 1 agst D.mcbe (taken) 6to 1 agst Eaey Purl (taken) 6to 3, agst Alabama (taken) 10 to 1 agst Wharfinger (taken) NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 6to 1 agst Sir Roger (taken) Bto 1 agst Caller Oa (Offered) Bto 1 apt Donnybrook (taken) Bto 1 agst Tottenham (taken) ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst Blair Athol (offered) 4to 1 agst General Peel (offered) sto 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MoNnir. There was but a small attendance, and business w as exceedingly limited. The Northumberland Plate and Doncaster St. Leger were the only events mentioned. Closing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Bto 1 agst Caller On (wanted) 100 to 12 aget Sir Roger (taken) 9 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken and offered) 100 to 9 agst Alice (taken) 100 to 6 aget Hyrnettus (wanted) 100 to 6 agst Limosina (taken) ST, LEGER. 4to 1 agst Blair Athol (wanted) 4to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 500 to 400 on Blair Athol, General Peel, and Scottish Chief agst the field (offered) HAMPTON ➢IEETING.—R EDN-EsnAr, The Hampton Plate of 30 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous each ; weight for age, selling allowances, & c . Three quarters of a mile. Yrs. Weatherglass (£5O) 3 Dolphin (L5O) Usher (£5O). The Two-year-old Stakes of Yrs. Lifebuoy (1,50) .. 3 Rosa Lee (£5O Loafer 3 sots each, with 25 added. Half a mile. Vision F by Loup G arou— Whisky Impression Sisiphus Lydia Thompson The Hurst Plate of 40 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; selling allowances, &c. Five furlongs. Yrs Maud Lovelace Westa (£3O) Dolphin (£3O) Wheldrake (£3O) Whisky (£3O) C by Ethelbert Laay Bibinia (£3O) THUR Her Majesty's Plate o Yrs Yrs Wild Thyme (£3O) Yellow Hemmer (£3O) Maud (£3O) Bonny (lien (£3O) Hope (L3O) Caracole Welcome Early Purl Junius Outlaw Blacktriar 3 Life buoy Caller Ou All the above entries wen June 13. SDAY. if 100 ge. Two miles. Gibraltar Douche Duukeld Podarces Batsman 4 Little Stag 3 Young Rapid .. made on Monday evening, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS---This Day. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. FACTORIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr BRUCE moved the second reading of this bill. He said that between 17,000 and 18,000 children were em ployed in the trades with which it was proposed to deal. Tho hon. member for Devonport (Mr Ferrand) had stated that the bill would affect 10,000 persons, but he thought he should be able to show the hon. member that that was a mistake, although no doubt the members would be in creased by the extensions it was proposed to adopt. He explained the principle on which the bill would go with re gard to the ages at which children might be employed, and not many of the objections which had been urged against Government. He also read lengthened extracts from the reports of eminent physicians showing the deterioration of potters and others from overwork, and the nature of the work in which they were engaged. The seeds of the disease were sown in the children, whose labour was far too severe. It had been urged that the Government ought to have pro ceeded under the Mines Inspection Act, which prohibited children under 12 years of age from being employed. That would be a very good arrangement if they could secure children, between 8 and 12, being sent to school. (The right honourable gentleman read returns to show that it was not the case). Another objection which had been urged was that under the bill they would not be able to obtain a sufficient number of children to carry on the work of manufactures ; but it mast be re membered these men were employers of boys themselves, and it was likely that they would not treat them so humanely as the employers. He had conclusive evidence that many of the men neglected their work at the beginning of the week, and, consequently, at the end of the week they were obliged to employ boys to make up their lost time, thus rendering the employment of boys larger than it would otherwise be. Another argument was thnt the trades in which children were employed were so numerous and detached that it would be impossible to enforce the law. That argument had been used with regard to the cotton districts, but it had not been found to be of any use. The right hon. gentleman then explained how the bill would apply to the lucifer match trade in which children were e mployed from six in the morning till ten at night, being the poorest of the poor and worst educated of any class. From working in ill ventilated rooms they suffered from most loathsome disease of the jaws. He also explained the nature of the percussion cap trade, and other trades to which the bill would apply. Mr CRUM•E WING considered that the bill would remedy many defects in the existing Factory Acts, and he hailed its introduction with great satisfaction. Lord INGESTRE said he did not intend to oppose the. second reading of the bill, but when it was read a se cond time he should move that it be refer r ed to a select committee. He was so anxious that legislation s h ou l d take place that he pat his opposition, if he might use such a term, in the mildest form. It was only to som e p ort i ons of a being all. inapplicable t o t h e potteries. To the halt ti me system he had a the bill which the riga t hon. , gentleman p ro p ose d that he FELL greath 3 d lri c any o objections i,tn ENagreed wi t h L or d Ingestrie that s the Bill should be referred to a select committee. [LEFT SITTING.] SHIPPING I NTELLIGENCE—This Day, LONDON, June" 14.—Wind this day at noon—South- East; moderate breeze and fine weather, but cloudy at times. OFF FALMOUTH, June 13.—Arrived—Gondola, from. Havannah. CARDIFF, June 13.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—John Henry, for Bermuda. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRANESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, June 13—Stientje Roemeling, trom Guaruilla. Arrived, June 14—Unition, from Guernsey—Jano Innes, from Tarragt na—Patriot, from Belize—Ann Christensen, from Ystad —Bermuda, from Porto Rico. Sailed—Hawk (steamer), for Bermuda—Nile, for Cal cutta—Saxon (steamer), for Stettin, DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, June 13.—Eleanor Isabella (brig), and Hebe Augusta (bark), from the west ; Damietta, an d Elean or , iroDi the Cape of Good Hope ; Huntress (schooner), fur the west; Agnes (bark), from Belize—all for London. Passed, in t ow.—Speedwell, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Victoria, from New York—both for London. Live: 100 l Cotton Market—This Day, _ Steady markets t yesterday's rates. Sales probably 7,000 bales. The last rehearsal for the Great Choral Festival of 5,000 voices, to be hold at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday n ext, took pi ice on Saturday. The roe will consist of t wenty ems, choruses, m p ro gram c h ora les, pert song s, &e. , sc.stne of whi c h are for four treble parts, and will be sung by 1,000 voices to a part. Mr. G. W. Alartin is the conductor. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The great choral concert of the metropolitan schools will take place to-morrow. The choir will consist of 5,000 voices, including 1,000 tenors and basses. The programme will include anthems, chorales, part songs, &o. Conducted by Mr G. W. Martin. The fountains will be played at 7 o'clock. _ . BUCHAREST, June 11.—Princ© Conza has met with a tpicadid reception at Constantinople. The Sultan received his Highness most graciously. Th 3 Prince is to dine this day with the Ambassador of France. _ NOT DEAD YET, By J. C. Jeaffroson, Author of "Live it Dawn," Iv., 3 vols.—" Not Dead Yet" is a novel of remarkable genius and power. It must be read once rapidly, to get over the stirring incidents and denoue ment; and then steadily, to taste and relish at leisu e the fund of worldly wisdom, the close insight into the work. ings of the human mind, and ihe flue vein of philosophy which the writer displitys throughout."—Messenger. THE SURREY OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL. —A grand evening concert was given at the Beethoven Rooms, Harley street, Cavendish •square, last evening, in aid of the funds of this useful institution. Tike audience was very fashion able, and the musical treat provided, both iustrunaeutal at t 1 vocal, gave the highest eatisfactien.